Here's an odd thing which I have never been able to clarify: if you go here,
and scroll down to the bottom, you will find that I, WA5ICA, was a member in good standing (in 2001) of the Nokia Radio Club, NK5A.
The thing is, the first I ever knew of this is when I did a web search for my call out of curiosity back in 2003.
I have never (to my own knowledge) been associated in any way whatsoever with the Nokia Radio Club. It seems to stretch coincidence a little too far to say that someone with the same first name had a call close enough to mine that a typo resulted in this roster. So I have to conclude that back in '01 someone was bootlegging my callsign.
Actually, running across this was one of the main reasons I decided to become an active ham again. I didn't want someone else able to bootleg my call because I wasn't using it, and I found a rig and got back on the air.
I have tried emailing NK5A to find out what they knew about their phantom member "Mike", but received no answer. I think the club is long gone with only the web page left behind as a reminder.
Anyone who can shed any light on this is welcome to drop me an email. The address is in the left column.
Posted in Radio Daze by WA5ICA at April 12, 2006 01:22 PM